Yorddy Chonillo was the vice-captain (after Lerma) this season for league title winners Independiente del Valle U-15. The left-back also was a starter for Independiente del Valle U-15 in the Next Generation Trophy. He also made two appearances for Independiente del Valle U-17.
Standing at around (I think) 1.68m-1.73m with a slim build, Yorddy Chonillo is a bit underdeveloped physically at the moment. The left-back gets shrugged off easily in shoulder-to-shoulder duels. He also has below-average jumping reach in aerial duels. However, Chonillo’s burst of speed and speed over longer distances seems to have improved over the last months. He is seemingly working on his physique, too. Chonillo has good stamina and seems to be getting stronger every month. His low centre of gravity allows him to turn quickly and stay close to the ground.
The Ecuadorian youngster is comfortable on the ball. He has smart movement in first-phase possession and seems to be intelligent tactically. Chonillo’s capable of taking up an inverted role in first-phase possession and likes to play one-touch football. Chonillo is pretty two-footed and has very good technique. His passing is very clean with both feet and he has decent close control in small spaces. However, his lack of physique can sometimes get him into trouble under pressure. He is comfortable taking on opponents in both first-phase possession and in the final third. In the final third, he prefers to dribble past his opponent on the outside, displaying a nice burst of speed and quick changes of directions. Chonillo has good vision in the final third, putting in some nice cut-backs over the ground. However, his crossing needs to be improved in the upcoming months.
Defensively, his lack of physique becomes apparent quickly. He recently has been more aggressive in defensive duels, slightly compensating for his lack of physique. The positive sides of his aggressive defending is that he is always on the front foot and that he can get in front of his opponent quickly, intercepting passes and allowing Independiente del Valle U-15 to counter-attack. However, the downside to his aggressive defending is that he can overcommit in defensive 1v1 duels and can get dribbled past easily. Chonillo has good recovery speed but sometimes struggles against quick, agile wingers. Even though he has good stamina, it can sporadically happen that he is not that active in transitioning from attacking to defending.
My expectation for 2024 is that Yorddy Chonillo will conquer a place in the starting line-up for Independiente del Valle U-17. He is now too old to play for the U-15’s. He needs to work on his physique, but his technical and tactical profile are very interesting. It remains to be seen how his physique will develop, but if he can work on that he could become a good player in Europe.
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